Finland Getaway

Jill and I work hard. Last fall I decided it was time for us to work on the bucket list. The topic of the Aurora Borealis has come up a few times, and that and Jill’s upcoming birthday seemed like a couple of great stakes in the ground for planning something exciting. After some research, I settled on taking us to northern Finland. There’s a cool little resort there with an amazing home for rent — a little house with a big view, if you will. The view, a north-facing plate glass wall in the living room, is the centerpiece of the Northern Lights House at Levin Iglut in Levi, Finland. But there’s also the sauna, showers, fireplaces, and outdoor hot tub. All ours for five days. And, of course, the views are spectacular. We were fortunate to have a rare, hours-long Northern Lights display the night before Jill’s birthday, and we spent the -17 degree evening huddled behind tripod and camera capturing undulating moment after undulating moment of the Aurora phenomenon. Enough writing. Here are our favorite pics from the trip.

Master bath

Sauna sitting room

We spent a couple of days roaming nearby Levi, countryside, and surrounding hamlets.